That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

“This…” Amakusa Shiro Tokisada was bewildered.

Hall smiled mysteriously: "Actually, it's even simpler. I've discovered a secret passage leading to the underworld."

"???"

"Can't you understand? The so-called underworld of this era is very different from the hell in Eastern mythology. First of all, the world we live in now and the underworld exist on the same plane, that is, they are in physical contact."

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, being a Christian and having received Western education, could understand Hall's words even though he was summoned by King Gilgamesh without modern knowledge. He pointed to his feet, his eyes widening: "So, if we keep digging, we can dig all the way to the underworld!?"

"That's the idea. With your abilities, you can probably reach the underworld in two or three days by digging. Of course, you don't need to go through all that trouble. There's a basement in the city with a natural path leading to the underworld."

Hall used magic to project a city map, showing the coordinates of the buildings. "You won't have a hard time finding them if you look carefully in the room," he said.

While the two were thinking, Hall stood up and left: "Then goodbye. I can't stay here for too long. I'll come back in seven days."

“Alright, we will definitely investigate the anomalies in the Underworld, and then please report to King Gilgamesh.” Amakusa Shiro Tokisada agreed.

This flag has been raised.

Hall thought to himself, it doesn't really matter what happens, I've already arranged their fate long ago.

Fuma Kotaro will die in the middle world and become the White Spirit in front of the BOSS's door.

Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, on the other hand, will fall into the lowest level of the underworld, be corrupted by the abyss, and become its guardian.

The former helps Fujimaru Ritsuka, while the latter prevents others from peering into the abyss.

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Back in Uruk, Hall learns from Dr. Roman that Fujimaru Ritsuka has gone to the Fifth Singularity.

It should be noted that although there are slight differences in the time flow between different singularities, they all start at almost the same time.

For example, if Fujimaru Ritsuka stayed in the first singularity for more than a month, then Chaldea and the remaining six singularities also had more than a month pass by.

Too much wasted time could very well result in a situation where, before Fujimaru Ritsuka even arrives at the Seventh Singularity, the Primal Demon Tiamat has already awakened and prematurely destroyed Uruk.

Basically, every time a singularity is eliminated, Fujimaru Ritsuka returns to Chaldea for examination and recovery, and then has to rush to the next singularity without stopping.

This news didn't surprise Hall, but the invitation he received from High Priestess Siduri truly astonished him.

In the tavern on the first floor of the dormitory, Hall frowned as he looked at the clay tablet in his hand.

The clay tablet is inscribed with absurd and humorous content in cuneiform script, an invitation from the goddess of the southern forests of Uruk.

Title: [Invitation to the First Jungle Wrestling Tournament]

The gist of the story is that Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god, plans to hold a wrestling tournament and has specifically invited Hoor and Ishtar, the city god of Uruk, and has also asked King Gilgamesh to appoint two additional Servants to participate.

The time was set for three days later.

If they refuse, then Quetzalcoatl will personally visit Uruk, personally invite and slightly destroy humanity.

"Big sister, I'm just so bored. I was completely fired up when I sparred with you last time, just like the first time I encountered wrestling. Now I have absolutely no interest in weak humans, so please take this responsibility seriously."

"If you don't plan to come, I'll have to come find you myself. I might accidentally use a forbidden move and destroy Uruk because I'm too excited."

The language used is so intimate, even cheesy, that it wouldn't be an exaggeration, but the content is chilling.

"Hall, you received it too, just as I expected."

A familiar voice rang out from outside the door, and Ishtar jumped down from the sky, landing barefoot on the ground, clutching a mud slab in her hand.

Hall nodded, comparing the contents of the two invitations. They were largely the same, but Ishtar's invitation was more aggressive and provocative.

"I've wanted to try this for a long time, you know... the Venus throw. I want to try it with my Obsidian Sword; I'm sure I can hit a great Home Run!"

One used Venus as an arrow, and the other used it as a baseball.

Normally, even when Ishtar is possessed, she would be furious at such a provocative invitation. However, it would be a different story if the enemy was Quetzalcoatl. The two are similar in divinity, and Quetzalcoatl Quetzalcoatl is a fully enhanced version of Ishtar.

When they started fighting, it really was just like the invitation said; Quetzalcoatl could easily knock Ishtar's Noble Phantasm home run.

Ishtar crossed her arms, wrinkled her nose, and snorted, "What a boring and capricious goddess. Who would participate in such a brutal sport?"

Aren't you usually even more outrageous?

Hall was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Didn't King Gilgamesh ask you to accept it?"

Ishtar moved closer to Hall, her pretty face full of displeasure, and loudly emphasized, "No! And there's no way there could be! There's a premise before that: why should I take orders from Gilgamesh! We're partners, not superiors and subordinates. Remember that!"

After a moment's thought, Gilgamesh made his stance clear by saying nothing; he would not force anyone.

Are you listening?

"I'm planning to go, why don't you come too?"

How could I possibly refuse something so interesting?

Moreover, refusing would only bring more trouble.

Most importantly, Hall no longer needs to fear the power of the gods.

It's time to avenge that hug.

"what!?"

"Don't you often complain that staying in Uruk is boring?"

"These are two different things!"

I love the older sister's facial expressions.

Chapter 427 The Supreme God of Goodness

What does Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god, want to do?

Each pillar of the Three Goddess Alliance has its own purpose and code of conduct.

The Gorgon goddess of vengeance is driven by revenge, and killing humans is her only reason for existence after losing everything and falling into the monster Gorgon.

The goddess of the underworld, Ereshkigal, is a guardian who preserves human souls in the underworld by killing them, so that they can exist even if humanity is completely burned away.

However, if asked about Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent goddess and the most divine pillar in the alliance of the three goddesses, her goals and methods are too vague.

Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god, is the supreme benevolent god in Aztec mythology of Central and South America. He possesses a set of judgment criteria completely different from those of humans. Although he is a benevolent god, he occasionally does things that humans would consider cruel.

Examining this main deity from the perspective of the original timeline, it's not hard to guess that she must have seen through the truth of the Seventh Singularity.

Before the last Master in the world arrived at the Seventh Singularity, she basically didn't take any action. Despite being a pillar of the Three Goddesses Alliance that was supposed to destroy humanity, she didn't even have the idea of ​​putting pressure on humanity.

Otherwise, Uruk would face attacks from both the north and south, and even if King Gilgamesh opened the King's Treasury, the efforts of the ruined city of Babylon to build the northern wall would be in vain.

"However, the ambiguity of her purpose and means makes it easier to guess her true thoughts."

This is Hall's conclusion.

In the original timeline, she was simply waiting for the arrival of the last Master in the world, and at the right moment, she would put pressure on Uruk and send back the supreme artifact, the Marduk Axe, whose mass was equivalent to that of a city.

The results achieved by Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god, were exactly what she truly wanted.

It was less of a killing and more of a protection.

It was less of a threat and more of a training exercise.

Embracing human diversity and guiding humanity onto the right path, this is the feathered serpent god who governs culture, wind and rain, food, and the sun.

That's why Hall was puzzled. The last Master in the world, Fujimaru Ritsuka, hadn't come to this world, and it wasn't time to use the Supreme Artifact, Marduk's Axe. What was the meaning behind the wrestling tournament invitation?

What are the true thoughts of Quetzalcoatl, the supreme benevolent god?

Based on the criteria used to judge Quetzalcoatl, Hall already had several answers in mind, and he also had his own reasons for agreeing to participate in the wrestling tournament: "Marduk, the guardian god of Babylon, was originally a god who controlled thunderstorms. He became the head of the gods after killing Tiamat, the mother goddess of creation."

The Axe of Marduk, as its name suggests, is his weapon, the artifact that killed Tiamat.

If there is any weapon in this world that can harm Tiamat, it is the Marduk Axe that once severed Tiamat's throat.

"It is necessary to investigate. Even if we cannot destroy it, we must analyze it and find a way to deal with it."

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Three days later, Hall arrived at the south gate of Uruk ahead of schedule.

Compared to the bustling North Gate, the South Gate was much quieter, with hardly anyone passing by and only a handful of soldiers guarding it.

The soldiers straightened up immediately upon seeing Hall's arrival, their restlessness and frustration vanishing.

Hall is now a well-known "big shot" in Uruk, second only to the head of the three major organizations that rule Uruk in status.

That is, King Gilgamesh, Chief Priestess Siduri, and Chief Priestess.

Incidentally, the main reason why Hohr became such a big figure was not because of what Hohr did for Uruk, but because Hohr was very close to Ishtar, the city god of Uruk, and Ishtar often mentioned Hohr's name to others.

As he passed the city gate, Hall smiled and greeted the soldiers: "You've worked hard. May the goddess bless you."

The soldier shouted, "Yes, sir!"

They had absolutely no idea how to respond to Hall's polite words.

One major reason why there is no traffic at the south gate is that Uruk's connection with the two southern cities of Ur and Eridu has been severed, just like the situation in Kusa.

With the northern demonic beast army pressing in and Hall's warning, King Gilgamesh did not rashly send his Servants to explore the southern forest. He only knew that one of the three goddesses, known as the Goddess of the Forest, lived in the southern forest.

After a short wait, the remaining three members who were participating in the wrestling tournament hosted by Quetzalcoatl arrived one after another.

The goddess of Venus, Ishtar, arrived reluctantly aboard the celestial bow, and sighed helplessly, "You actually came? I really don't understand what you were thinking, participating in such a stupid and boring event."

Hall shrugged. "As long as it's interesting, it's worth the trip."

Ishtar crossed her arms and emphasized, "Let me make this clear from the start: although you are my Master and I have received a considerable fee from Gilgamesh, I will not fight that goddess. We are incompatible, and getting serious would only be asking for trouble."

"Are you scared?" Hall teased.

"Varied!"

As Hall had predicted, Ishtar reacted strongly, but was interrupted by another voice just as she was about to retort.

"Oh! The two of you have arrived! You stepped forward to protect Uruk! No wonder you are praised by the citizens as Lord Hall and the goddess Ishtar, the city goddess of Uruk!" The magician Merlin waved and greeted them from afar with a bright and sunny smile, as if he were on a relaxed vacation.

Anna followed behind him, wearing a cat-ear hood and a blank expression on her face, seemingly unaware of the dangers of this mission.

Ishtar gave Merlin a cold look, his words sounding like sarcasm.

Sensing the goddess's anger, Merlin quickly waved his hand: "Strange, did I say something annoying?"

It was actually these two...